Congress Challenge: Keep Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar Happy

There are lessons for the Congress to learn from the Karnataka elections of how burying the hatchet among top leaders and not washing dirty linen in public can help, says Ramesh Menon. IMAGE:......

'Kalnirnay belongs to the people of India'

'Kalnirnay is like a bible for any family.' Shakti Salgaonkar, executive director, Sumangal Group in a freewheeling chat with Satish Bodas/Rediff.com, discusses 50 years of Kalnirnay, a calendar......

IMA puts out names of 382 doctors martyred in war against Covid

Taking exception to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan not mentioning the death of healthcare workers due to Covid-19 in his statement in Parliament, the Indian Medical Association has published a list......

AMAZING! How these men spent their quarantine

A heartwarming tale of how they used the time to beautify the schools where they are quarantined.Laxmi Negi/Redff.com reports. IMAGE: The returning migrants of Mijgaon village clean the premises......

Aptech's amazing China story

The taxi, a Volkswagen Santana, weaves in and out of thick traffic, switching between the main throughfares and bylanes of Beijing. The driver is concentrating on the road, but only somewhat. From......

'The trick is to look forward with excitement, then you're alive all the time'

Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand, who would have turned 99 today, September 26. IMAGE: Dev Anand. This feature was first posted on Rediff.com on April 4,......

'Television has become mindless trash'

'Movie tickets cost Rs 500, 600 on weekends. Why would someone want to watch Ananth Mahadevan and Saurabh Shukla in Staying Alive instead of Shah Rukh Khan for Rs 300 in Happy New Year?' 'It's a......

Review: Ellam Avan Seyal

"Ellam Avan Seyal," mutters the film's hero every few seconds, and as you watch R K Arts' Tamil movie of the same name, you wonder exactly what quirky stroke of cosmic force persuaded you to watch......

Are Shikar Dhawan's ODI days numbered?

IMAGE: India's Shikhar Dhawan's sloppy performances could make the selectors rethink. Photograph: Joe Allison/Getty Images Veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan's ODI future is likely to be discussed by......

Harbhajan credits Sachin, Sourav for 'playing big role' in career

Mumbai Indians' Harbhajan Singh during a practice session. Photograph: PTI World Cup winning off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has admitted that he owes his success to the golden generation of......

VVS Laxman's Pataudi Lecture: Full Text

Full text of VVS Laxman's Pataudi Memorial Lecture in Kolkata. VVS Laxman delivers the third annual Pataudi Memorial lecture, at the Taj Bengal Hotel in Kolkata. Photograph: BCCI Good evening......

100 Tests is very special: Sourav

His mates swear by him, his opponents swear at him; ever since he made his debut in 1996 with a fairytale century at Lord's, he has held a cricket-crazy nation in his thrall. In the midst of an......

'Why is Dalmiya in the panel?'

Readers' take on the newly-formed panel to select the new coach.*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*Ram LankaIn a Team India that is studded with stars, the coach is forced to play their "yes" man.......